Drilling? No Thanks! Drill-Free Dentistry

Treating dental cavities while preserving sound tooth structure is one of the greatest challenges traditional drill-and-fill dentists face, because sometimes decay can only be accessed through healthy tooth structure. Now, thanks innovations by German company, DMG Chemisch-Pharmazeutische, we have the ability to treat and arrest early cavities without drilling.

The diagram below shows the progression of decay within a tooth, as well as at which stages preventive therapy, drill-free therapy and drill & fill therapy are indicated. Because drill & fill therapy is something we want to avoid, it is clear that early detection and early treatment are essential to optimal dental health.

Therefore, I recommend to always seek to detect decay in its earliest stages by seeing us for check-ups regularly. In the event that dental decay is diagnosed, seek out the least invasive and most conservative treatment modalities possible.